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HM Revenue & Customs has revealed that the original Emoov online agency has been fined for breaches of money laundering regulations. HMRC...

Hello: the weekend is over and that means it’s time for another PJT, catching up with who’s moving where in our...

Winkworth’s trading statement for the first half of 2019 show the company’s revenue and pre-tax profit both dipping slightly - but...

I remember the day well; the day we all fell foul of addiction, the day our website was launched. Until then, at...

Barratt Developments’ three consumer brands - Barratt Homes, David Wilson Homes and Barratt London - are the first developers to list...

Purplebricks’ recent strong share price rise is not a good sign for the agency but an indication that it may be...

The parent company of franchised hybrid estate agency EweMove says that experienced estate agents outperform inexperienced franchisees - but only for...

In the old days an agent would procure clients based upon their position in the high street, the size of the...

A company operating the controversial Modern Method of Auction says it is trying to improve the sector’s image after a series...

Technology will drive the lettings and property management industry in the future. There is already a plethora of various software and other...

In the run up to his appointment as Prime Minister, Boris Johnson suggested that he might cut Stamp Duty Land Tax...

Speculation is growing about the future of online agency Yopa. This follows a key resignation from Yopa’s board and one expert’s analysis...

Residential property transactions totalled 86,630 in July, representing a monthly drop of 8.5 per cent and an annual fall of 12.4...

If anyone thought a Boris Johnson government would be more decisive than Theresa May's when it came to housing policies, the last...

A free-to-list property portal says that contrary to opinion within parts of the agency industry, the more portals there are the...

Savills, once a safe bet for year-on-year growth, has seen its underlying UK residential profits plunge 44 per cent with economic...

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been urged to go further with property tax reform and not just stop at reducing stamp...

A new analysis of stamp duty suggests that a cut of around a third in SDLT could produce a 40 per...

Have you asked yourself why technology is so important in letting agency today? Just look around and you will know why. Almost...

After months of difficulties and closures for many online and hybrid estate agencies, EweMove claims to have bucked the trend. In a...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over a million new shares to agents who have...

A note sent out by OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that the way estate agents work may directly lead...

LSL Property Services, parent firm of Your Move and Reeds Rains, says the company’s branch closure programme was a success with profits...

Rightmove’s half year figures this morning continue to show strong growth in profits and revenue - but there are the first...

Foxtons’ sales slumped another 10 per cent and its total revenue dropped another 3.5 per cent according to figures released this...

London and South East England are to see house price falls this year and only “very modest” growth in 2020 -...

In a marketplace as competitive as the property industry, you may think that generating leads is the most important focus for...

The recent announcement of a clicktopurchase partnership demonstrates some much-needed progression from Rightmove. In doing so, however, it could be said it...

Conservative Party leadership contender Boris Johnson has expressed an interest in switching the stamp duty burden from buyers to sellers. Until now Johnson’s comments on...

Shareholders at today’s annual general meeting of OnTheMarket will hear the latest conversion figures showing how many agents on free or...

Conservative leadership frontrunner Boris Johnson's plans to reverse stamp duty changes could help to kickstart the prime property market, according to...

The new chief executive of Purplebricks believes hybrid agents could win '20-30% market share' in the UK. Vic Darvey, who replaced Michael...

In the last ten years Google's revenue, largely from pay per click ads (Adwords), has grown by 527% (Source: Statista). In...

Purplebricks has revealed its annual results for the year ending April 30 2019.  The hybrid agency has posted an operating loss of...

The number of residential property transactions in May was a thumping 11.3 per cent lower than the same month last year,...

You may be right in thinking that Brexit has dominated the thinking of the government in the last three years. However,...

An interesting analysis of Rightmove’s performance on the stock market has led to questions about the long-term profitability and viability of...

When employing a new member of staff there are a lot of checks and balances put in place by any business...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett says rival portals may want to “interfere” with his aim of converting agency members from free...

An analyst on shares website Motley Fool says Purplebricks is not only in surprisingly strong financial health, but is actually outperforming...

All the most successful startups of recent years – from Airbnb and Uber to Just Eat and Deliveroo – have melded...

High Street estate agents should re-define themselves in today’s competitive market by becoming Residential Property Experts offering a wide range of...

Figures released from OnTheMarket this morning suggest that its conversion programme for agents shifting from free deals to paid membership is...

It’s easy to understand why people are hesitant towards processes becoming digital. It is the fear that the digital world is...

Welcome to the latest Property Jobs Today - because last week there was a Bank Holiday, we have a bumper edition...

In recent years, estate and letting agents have been faced with a series of tough challenges to absorb and react to. There...

Rumours continue to circulate about possible large-scale branch closures at Countrywide; its share price ended trading today at its lowest ever...

What a great time to be a letting agent. In decades, never has there been so much change. As you’re well aware,...

The number of residential property transactions across the UK fell very slightly last month according to new figures from HM Revenue...

Foxtons has warned shareholders and the City that sales volumes are at a “record low” and that the agency suffered another fall...

Consumer habits have changed massively over the past few years, and regardless of which market you operate in, being able to...

Landmark Information’s online valuation tool SmartVal is being retired by the company, with agents who use it being advised to switch to...

The issue of ‘intergenerational fairness’ has been raised in recent weeks, some might say somewhat ironically by a House of Lords’...

A new and comprehensive analysis of the housing market shows a jaw-dropping collapse in stamp duty revenue going to the Treasury...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of over 528,000 new shares to agents who have signed...

It’s clear that some agents are not fans of Trading Standards officers, described in the comments sections of the trade press...

The head of the new Trading Standards authority regulating estate agents says Online firms are treated exactly the same as High...

New figures from HM Revenue and Customs suggest that stamp duty receipts have fallen by no less than £1 billion. The drop...

Residential property transactions rose 1.4 per cent in March, making them a healthy 6.8 per cent higher than in March 2018. Data...

A PropTech analyst insists that the tumbling share price of Purplebricks on the London Stock Exchange does not indicate that the...

Low risk letting is everyone’s aim, but unless legitimate guidelines are followed it’s difficult to know if a tenant will prove...

Two of the PropTech sector's highest profile digital marketing suppliers are integrating in a bid to help agents nurture the leads...

A millionaire who has not previously invested in the property industry has taken the plunge by funding an online agency network. The...

An influential investment blog says the number of analysts and investors still believing in Purplebricks’ growth story is dwindling - and...

It has been a long time coming, but the tenant fees ban, which forbids landlords and letting agents in England from...

No, this isn’t about Brexit. But as the saga of leaving the EU is likely to bring about the downfall of...

HM Revenue & Customs is set to pocket £60m less from one of its property taxes than it forecast. An analysis of...

Agents boasting qualifications could generate higher fees and more clients, especially if they are ‘ahead of the game’ and improve their...

Hybrid estate agency has reported a modest pre-tax profit of some £400,000 as part of the 2018 results of its parent...

The chairman of franchise giant Hunters says his company’s purchasing power is such that it secures 60 per cent discounts from...

Winkworth’s latest trading statement reveals that while its rental side blossomed, sales suffered thanks to the familiar cocktail of Brexit, uncertainty...

It’s a testing time for the property industry, amid Brexit fears, a slowing market and the looming tenant fees ban.  There’s no...

OnTheMarket has applied to the London Stock Exchange for the release of shares to agents signing long term deals with the...

Many estate and letting agents are receiving more leads through OnTheMarket than through Rightmove, the challenger portal claims - and it...

Whether it is legacy providers with new, young businesses, or large banks with PropTech startups, all types of cross-collaboration are vital. It’s...

Over the last few years, there have a number of changes to the stamp duty land tax (SDLT) regime, which have...

Purplebricks’ and Foxtons’ apparent success on Trustpilot have come under scrutiny in a Times newspaper analysis of the review platform. The Times’...

Many of the industry’s best known and widely respected suppliers have set up a new group which they say offers agents...

This month’s MIPIM conference in Cannes once again played host to the final round of the much coveted MIPIM Startup Competition.  The...

In another bid to take on Rightmove, OnTheMarket is introducing a new range of advertising products which will enable agents to...

Two 'challenger portals' have revealed major new services this morning as they fight to take on Rightmove and Zoopla. OneDome, the new...

Savills has this morning talked up its investment in onliner Yopa, which it claims is the sixth largest estate agency in...

The influential Treasury Select Committee says estate agents should be more closely monitored to ensure they abide by anti-money laundering regulations. In...

Countrywide’s executive chairman and group managing director have spoken to Estate Agent Today about the impact of Brexit on the company,...

Competition for landlords will be fiercer than ever this year. Landlords are facing a raft of changes and will likely be...

LSL Property Services, the parent company of Your Move and Reeds Rains, has substantially 'written down' its investment in online estate...

OnTheMarket has stepped up its attack on Rightmove with a stridently-worded email to agents explaining how a drop in leads from...

HM Revenue & Customs has issued more details of its bid to encourage estate agents to combat money laundering in the...

Rightmove has this morning given its 2018 report to shareholders, laying bare the huge financial wealth of the company which dominates...

Foxtons has ruled out further branch closures as it continues to struggle against what it calls “the continued weakness” of the...

A new sales portal has launched with a radically different business model, aiming to pay agents to list on it. It’s the brainchild of...

It’s been a theatrical week in Westminster with talk of defections and duplicity worthy of Shakespeare. Yet the estate agency world has...

Purplebricks’ eye-watering share price fall yesterday was greeted with widespread satisfaction by property professionals outside the online sector. The agency’s share price...

Purplebricks has this morning warned investors its foreign activities are not going as well as predicted - although it insists it is...

In these tougher times, we recognise that helping agents win new inventory is the key to their businesses.  There were more than...

We all know the three essential things an estate agent must have on their website include the ability to be able...

A trading statement this morning from beleaguered agency group Countrywide reveals that its revenue is down again - but it insists...

Who are you? I’m the Director of Sales for both the well-known industry leading Today publications and The ValPal Network. Leading publications: Estate...

Hello and welcome to this week’s PJT, your regular catch-up on key appointments news in our industry. It’s been a difficult seven...

The Property Franchise Group says its online/hybrid agency EweMove traded profitably throughout  last year and will show “a significant improvement” over...

The former chief executive of Emoov says he has the answer to Foxtons’ current downbeat performance - it should exploit its...

Foxtons has reported further small slides in both revenue and profits for 2018 - but sales income plummeted from £43m to...

Franchise giant Hunters, which started 2019 by announcing two new branches, is to open another four next month after an upbeat...

By thinking outside the box, agents can truly embrace the idea of space-as-a-service and create entirely new, and highly valuable, streams...

One of the largest estate agencies in the Midlands, Newton Fallowell, says it’s made a remarkable £5m in referral fees from...

Shares in OnTheMarket hit another new low of 75.7p yesterday, dropping over nine per cent on the day and falling well...

LSL Property Services - parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and London agency Marsh & Parsons - has given a...

Chestertons says its profitability in 2018 doubled compared to the previous year, but appears to have relied heavily on lettings for...

The auction firm that purchased the property listings left stranded by the collapse of Emoov is now offering partnership opportunities to...

While even agents of the calibre of Savills struggle in today’s market - see the agency’s figures here - it’s a...

A statement this morning by franchise agency Winkworth says lettings and property management now accounts for 50 per cent of its turnover. The...

Zoopla is radically changing its strategy by exploiting the freedom it has under its new private equity ownership. That’s the conclusion of...

The high-end New York based estate agency Corcoran has issued franchise documents for ‘global markets’ prompting speculation that it could spread...

Recent years have seen tighter regulation and new legislation hit the lettings industry. Combined with the fee ban, there is no...

One of the world’s leading PropTech analysts says Purplebricks has turned the UK online/hybrid estate agency business into “a one horse...

The online sales and lettings platform TheHouseShop has scrapped its £500,000 crowdfunding pitch - and it’s blaming the collapse of online...

A top PropTech analyst says Purplebricks is as much an advertising firm as an estate agency but is nonetheless a huge success...

When renting a property out, letting agents and landlords recognise that it is important to take a deposit from the tenant...

Has the bell finally tolled for online agencies? Emoov’s collapse and an investor revolt over crowdfunding have left a large question...

Purplebricks says it has £100m net cash to exercise “relentless innovation” and benefit from an industry shake-out that will ”expose undercapitalised traditional...

There is a perfect storm brewing in the lettings market, and as the saying goes, “you can’t change the direction of...

Estate Agent Today has been given details of responses made by administrators to an enquiry about the possible acquisition of some...

A leading digital analyst says Purplebricks’ success in the US market is not assured and has expressed concern over whether it...

The UK renting demographic is diversifying at a rapid pace. While the current market poses many challenges for traditional letting agents,...

PropTech has been mainstream for a few years now, and as more agents are familiar with the range of products and...

OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has told an agents’ conference of the strategy for his service - including a prediction that...

A no-deal Brexit The biggest impact of a no-deal Brexit in relation to housing is a potential fall in house prices -...

A website that lists private sale properties and calls itself “the all in one property marketplace” has valued itself on a...

Purplebricks chief executive in Australia, Ryan Dinsdale, is quitting the firm after two and a half years. The influential Australian Financial Review...

Intelligent Services Group - parent company of online auction service IAM Sold - is rebranding around the IAM name. ISG and its...

A leading buying agent says the first quarter of 2019 may be crucial in determining the future of the current stamp...

Given that online property portals, dominated by a handful of websites, are by far the most popular home search method, it...

People now expect a streamlined, digital-first experience from every single service they interact with - and the lettings industry is no...

1.             Who are you and what do you do? HeyJuno Property is a business dedicated to empowering estate and letting agents throughout...

Purplebricks says it has seen year-on-year revenue growth of about 20 per cent despite what its chairman calls “a challenging UK...

As scary Halloweens go, yesterday was quite a shocker for Britain’s online estate agency sector - and not in a good...

The agency industry has reacted in a broadly downbeat way at the relatively few housing-related proposals that were announced in yesterday’s...

It’s Budget day and the government is once again on the receiving end of a blast from one of the country’s...

Given that ‘UK buyers are the most digitally active home hunters’, with HSBC’s Beyond the Bricks report stating that 90% of...

Data from HM Revenue & Customs shows some 98,400 homes were sold across the UK in September - that’s slightly lower...

Outspoken online estate agency chief Russell Quirk says the estate agency industry is “really p****d off” with Rightmove trying to ride...

A London buying agent has called for a second referendum on Britain’s EU membership, suggesting that it would give more certainty...

Doorsteps, the online agency founded by a teenager, has raised over £700,000 - that’s 175 per cent of its original £400,000 target,...

One of the brokers working with OnTheMarket says the portal will not be profitable until 2021, but predicts that its target...

Andrews, which has over 50 branches across the south of England, is the latest major chain to sign up to OnTheMarket. In...

Figures released by HMRC over the weekend show another huge rise in stamp duty going to the Treasury - and that’s...

The latest figures from Purplebricks, contained within the agency’s annual report released this week, claim that 81 per cent of its...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Marco Ferrara, Director of Tili What is Tili and what does...

There’s more bad news for the long-troubled Prime Central London market. A new analysis shows that transaction volumes have plunged 11.6 per cent...

Landlords and letting agents might feel they’ve taken a bit of a battering from the government in recent years – and...

Tili does all the work to deliver a smooth home move for customers and income for agents. An innovative and easy to...

Any day now we’ll hear the date for the Autumn Budget: it may be delayed to wait for a Brexit deal...

The number of new franchise applicants reported by Winkworth in the first half of the year rocketed 135 per cent -...

Yopa - the online agency enjoying large-scale financial backing from Savills and LSL Property Services, the owner of Your Move -...

The Guild of Property Professionals is set to launch in Northern Ireland later this month. The 800-strong network of independent estate agents...

Fake news has become the popular catchphrase of a certain orange-tinted president in recent years. And everyone, from tech giants like...

Zoopla Property Group's founder and chief executive, Alex Chesterman, is to step back from day to day operations at the end...

A 'new breed' estate agency with no shop front, which uses bloggers to market its properties, has announced the opening of...

Speculation is growing that Rightmove could drop out of the prestigious FTSE-100 within the next few days as the stock exchange...

Over a fifth of pensioners say they would be encouraged to downsize if there was a stamp duty incentive - particularly...

For too long the private rented sector has been complacent towards customer satisfaction. In the changing rental landscape, the smartest letting...

Were it not for climate change, I would be very close to predicting that the summer is close to being over,...

In the past decade or so there has been a movement towards the use of digital signage screens within a number...

The chairman of LonRes says online estate agents have only a one per cent share of the market in prime central...

When Oakland A’s, a small-market team, stunned the baseball world 16 years ago by transforming itself into world-beaters on a shoestring-budget,...

At first sight, to suggest this is a good time for an agency business to go for an IPO - that...

Research by Estate Agent Today reveals that there have been 12 different stamp duty regimes in the UK since the Millennium. What’s...

High-end agency and international property consultancy Savills has reported strong half-year figures for its UK business - but warns that Brexit...

The former Chancellor George Osborne - architect of drastic stamp duty reform - has come out fighting to defend the tax...

With all the recent change and upheaval in the rental sector it may be time to consider how letting agencies will...

An analysis of HMRC stamp duty statistics for the second quarter of this year suggest that receipts are down 13.8 per...

A trading statement this morning from The Property Franchise Group says its online brand, EweMove, is still trading profitably - and...

Connells Group - which now says it’s the country’s largest estate agency by market share and numbers of homes sold -...

An analyst for business data consultancy Bloomberg has some news for Foxtons - he says its swashbuckling days are over and...

As if to prove there are two ways to interpret every figure, a new analysis of Rightmove’s recent trading statement suggests...

The parent company of Your Move, Reeds Rains and other agency brands has succeeded where Foxtons yesterday did not - in...

Labour says stamp duty receipts and other tax income from properties in the capital should go to the Mayor, Sadiq Kahn,...

Foxtons has suffered a massive 23 per cent drop in sales income and a nine per cent drop in overall company...

The big story to break this week in the property world was the announcement by the new owner of Humberts that...

‘Up’ is the key word in Rightmove’s figures for the first half of 2018, released to the City and to shareholders...

The agonisingly painful decline of Countrywide continues, with no one sure whether it is the darkest hour before the dawn or...

Since January 2018, nine of the UK’s biggest banks have allowed competitors direct access to customer data as part of the...

The latest transaction figures from HM Revenue and Customs make depressing reading - a three per cent drop between May and...

Emoov’s latest crowdfunding campaign has now gone well over £1.5m, making it already 50 per cent over-funded already from its original...

Carter Jonas has doubled the footprint of its UK headquarters in prime central London. It’s added a further 6,760 square feet of...

One of the top PropTech analysts in the world, Mike DelPrete, says Purplebricks deserves more credit for its performance in the...

An article in Investors’ Chronicle says the dominance of Rightmove and ZPG in the portal market could be under threat from...

Leading PropTech guru Mike DelPrete has revealed that he was involved in Purplebricks’ latest expansion, entering the Canadian agency market via the...

Renting has long been characterised as a stepping stone onto the housing ladder for the younger generations. But in recent years,...

The stock market and at least one City analyst have shrugged their shoulders at the claim by Purplebricks that it is...

  Purplebricks says it enjoyed an 81 per cent growth in revenue in the UK the year to the end of April and...

By now we’ve all seen news about the long-term decline in property sales and competition from online alternatives leading to ‘more...

Purplebricks is reported to be set to reveal increasing losses when it issues its full-year financial results to the London Stock...

An insolvency firm claims 153 estate agencies have gone bust in the past year with more than 7,000 “showing signs of...

Purplebricks has acquired another fixed-fee agency for £29.3m - it’s in Canada and marks another new territory for the hybrid agency. The...

A decade ago we were still years away from Purplebricks, Countrywide was a colossus in the industry, no one had thought...

Hello, and welcome to this week’s regular Monday summary of all the major jobs moves in our industry.  Despite summer and the...

The pace of change is extraordinary. As we reach the middle of one conversation, rumblings of the next already begin. I think...

Letting agents are being advised to think seriously about how they can recoup costs to help compensate for the introduction of...

A leading property industry analysts says Rightmove may be amongst the top portals in the industry worldwide, but it is facing...

OnTheMarket’s first formal annual figures released since its flotation reveal losses in what it describes as its “transformational year” but also...

Any letting agent appreciates the effort, dedication, and sometimes heartache, that comes with running a business yet equally knows that when...

The new owner of Humberts has announced the new management structure of the rural estate agency which he bought out of...

National estate agency Jackson-Stops claims that the 3% stamp duty surcharge on additional homes is still confusing buyers, despite being in...

A PropTech startup which claims to revolutionise the speed at which property transactions can be processed has officially launched this week. When...

Zoopla Property Group (ZPG) has confirmed that it expects its sale to Silver Lake to complete in Q3 2018. As part of...

Foxtons has this morning given a gloomy trading update to the City and shareholders. In a statement issued at 7am it says:...

The rise and fall - and perhaps rise again - of Countrywide has been of enduring interest to the agency industry...

There's been a shock announcement that ZPG - operator of Zoopla, PrimeLocation and Hometrack, as well as uSwitch - has accepted a £2.2...

An online question-and-answer article with OnTheMarket chief executive Ian Springett has suggested that its focus of criticism may be shifting from...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Ben Robinson, Director of Agency Services at Landmark What is Landmark...

Figures from the Treasury suggest that the annual revenue from stamp duty for the year to the end of March is...

In recent months, there’s been a notable move in the rental market towards deposit replacement products in place of traditional security...

Franchise giant Hunters says independent agencies which joined the firm in recent years have typically beaten the performance of the housing market. Chief...

Who are you and what does it say on your business card? Awais Ahmad - Founder and CEO of Hystreet (I don’t...

The Property Franchise Group has this morning reported strong figures for 2017 with news that its hybrid brand EweMove traded profitably...

Foxtons says its long-term branch expansion programme is now “largely complete” and it is shifting its attention to using technology to...

As always seems to be the case with Purplebricks, the hybrid agency has had a good week...and a bad one. Undeniably impressive...

Industry suppliers Landmark Information and The ValPal Network have entered what they call “a strategic relationship” to provide the firms’ respective...

Purplebricks has given details of how it intends to use some of its new investment, and in particular is spelling out...

HM Revenue and Customs has won a key ruling concerning a tax avoidance scheme promoter which claimed to be able to...

Hello and welcome to this week’s Property Jobs Today, our regular Monday look at key moves inside our industry. Everyone here simply...

One of the leading PropTech analysts says Rightmove’s huge success means that it has two difficult choices ahead if it is...

Savills has reported good figures for 2017 although most of its strongest performance was outside the world of residential property. In a...

OnTheMarket says estate agencies with some 1,000 offices have joined the portal in the five weeks since it floated on the...

Greetings from Cannes, where the sun is finally shining over MIPIM. I’m sure many of you are out here, too, and...

LSL Property Services - parent company to 12 brands including Your Move, Reeds Rains and London’s Marsh & Parsons - has...

Firstly, a huge thanks to everyone who shared and commented on my first blog and for all those that emailed me...

When it comes to growing your business sustainably, maintaining a brand that is eye-catching and identifiable with your audience is vital...

Foxtons has reported its 2017 figures to shareholders and the City this morning and as expected they show sharp falls in...

We think about technology all the time. At least, I do. And there’s nothing left in property that technology hasn’t touched...

Industry and financial analysts are preparing for what may well be another round of difficult trading figures from London agency Foxtons. Tomorrow...

In the great swathe of housing market data which is delivered each month, conveyancers’ case volumes often get overlooked, however the...

Rightmove has reported another very large leap in revenue in 2017 and a modest rise in agency and new home customers...

A forecast suggests HM Revenue & Customs will rake in no less than £8.8 billion in Capital Gains Tax in 2018...

In its first release of performance figures under the ownership of BNP Paribas, the UK agency Strutt & Parker says it...

Agents have welcomed more data suggesting the 2018 market is enjoying a robust start. Last week Rightmove reported a record number of...

A network of agents representing over 800 brands with over 4,000 branches has announced the launch of a host of new...

PropTech has been the industry soundbite for the last couple of years. For many of my fellow agents, I think it’s one...

OnTheMarket has told the City this morning that it has already signed up 81 new listing agreements by 5pm yesterday, completing...

This week I carry out a question and answer session with one of the most high-profile names in property. Isobel Thomson has...

Between October and December 2017, some £822 million worth of UK residential property was sold at auction, according to the Essential...

Whisper it quietly, but there seems to be change in the air when it comes to agents recommending lawyers based on...

Purplebricks has this morning issued an unusual statement to the Stock Exchange blaming a City report for the sharp fall in the...

An analysis of one month’s listings on Purplebricks by City consultancy Jefferies concludes that it sold 51.6 per cent of its...

The Property Franchise Group’s trading statement this morning reveals a huge 23 per cent rise in revenue for 2017 - £10.2m...

Foxtons has this morning given details of a sharp fall in both profits and revenue, wirth sales significantly falling away and...

The number of transactions last year dropped to 1.22m - a minor 0.8 per cent drop on the year before and...

Mortgage Advice Bureau has batted off the flat housing market by reporting good figures for 2017. Revenue for the year increased by...

A ‘secret’ proposal called Project UHA was put to a hand-picked group of agents on Friday with speculation suggesting it centres...

Shares in troubled agency group Countrywide have fallen to their lowest-ever level of 106.40p in trading this morning. Yesterday shares fell a...

US bank J P Morgan has predicted that Purplebricks, which it says now has around six per cent of advertised homes...

A trading statement from Countrywide this morning continues the decline shown by the agency group in recent years. It says total income...

Franchise giant Winkworth has told its shareholders that its revenues for 2017 are likely to be less than five per cent...

In 2018, Google will introduce changes to the way it ranks websites, meaning sites will be ranked on the quality of...

One of the world’s leading property technology analysts says Purplebricks-style disruptive agencies will be a trend to look out for in...

Here it is - the industry’s verdict on the latest set of figures from Purplebricks. The agency doesn’t play by any of...

Purplebricks’ latest trading statement for the six months ending October 31 claims a large rise in revenue, its number of UK...

The Advertising Standards Authority has told the organisers of a house raffle that they must not repeat a promotion because of...

Hybrid estate agency eMoov has announced a new hire as chief operating officer with the remit of driving growth.  Guy Halfhead has previously...

LSL Property Services - which includes Your Move, Reeds Rains and other high street estate agencies - batted away any housing...

ZPG has revealed its 2017 annual report this morning with a stream of records - 648 million visits to portals, revenue...

Stamp duty reform for first time buyers has taken pride of place in the Budget speech of Chancellor Phillip Hammond.   From today,...

The housing industry has set out a list of demands in advance of the government’s hotly anticipated Autumn Budget on Wednesday.  Despite...

British politics is extraordinarily volatile right now and the ongoing battle between austerity and anti-austerity, Leave and Remain, and Conservative and...

Jackson-Stops predicts that average UK house prices will remain flat in 2018, with stamp duty, Brexit and political uncertainties taking their...

Belvoir has revealed that it has won the backing of a minority shareholder in The Property Franchise Group to resume merger...

Countrywide's decision to 'pause' the roll-out of its online option for sellers and landlords is "unforgivable and dumbfounding" according to a...

Winter seems to be firmly with us now, if the plunging temperatures are anything to go by. After a ridiculously mild...

Purplebricks has issued the briefest-of-brief statements to the City and the company's investors to assure them it is "on course". The latest...

The head of a major Oxford estate and lettings agency has written an open letter to Chancellor Phillip Hammond urging him...

A roadshow is being launched to help the industry tackle what is being described as “the biggest change to affect estate...

The fact is that most house hunters simply do not have the time, let alone the inclination, to trawl around properties...

An industry analyst says some agents may find it tough to survive in 2018 if they’re hit by a double whammy...

Pressure is continuing to build on the government to reform stamp duty in next month’s Budget. Firstly a group of senior financial...

After some months of speculation within the industry, high-profile supplier Reapit has confirmed today that it is the subject of a...

If the government slashed stamp duty for the country’s most expensive properties the entire housing market would benefit, an estate agency...

Investment website The Motley Fool says comparisons between forecast and actual profits reported by Purplebricks suggest the company’s position isn’t -...

The UK is home to four million leasehold properties in private ownership, according to government figures. The majority of which require...

Purplebricks' latest trading statement, issued this morning, claims "good progress" and says its revenue in the UK for the first half...

One of the most thorough analyses of property portals ever undertaken shows that Rightmove is the world’s most profitable portal company...

A mystery online petition is urging Rightmove to filter its advertisements “in a bid to curb down inflationary / speculative / fake...

Winkworth says solid performances from its lettings and property management services, plus new franchise deals, have compensated for a challenging sales...

Parliament is sitting again and the entire lettings industry is waiting with bated breath for more detail on the government’s proposal...

ZPG - which already owns and operates Zoopla, PrimeLocation, Hometrack and the price comparison website uSwitch - has acquired the financial...

easyProperty has unveiled details of its relaunch, declaring itself to be the UK’s second largest hybrid estate agency - second only...

Whenever any research is released, part of me can’t help thinking of that old adage, ‘lies, damn lies and statistics’ especially...

eMoov, the online agency which last month secured an additional £9m funding from investors, has launched a recruitment drive for what...

Analysis by the Nationwide suggests that the proportion of UK-wide stamp duty payments paid by purchasers in the south east of...

When a tenant failed to pay any rent after the first month his tenancy last year, the landlord did not expect...